Jonathan Assous
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| Jonathan Assous | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Date of birth | September 2, 1983 | |
| Place of birth |  Sarcelles, France |
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| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 91⁄2 in) | |
| Playing position | Defensive Midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club |  Maccabi Tel Aviv |
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| Number | 29 | |
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| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2001-2003 2003-2004 2004-2006 2006-2007 2007 2007-2008 2008-present |
AS Nancy Nîmes Angers SCO AS Cannes Créteil Stade Reims Maccabi Tel Aviv |
6 (0) 21 (0) 22 (0) 6 (0) 15 (1) 16 (1) 2 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Jonathan Assous (born September 2, 1983 in Sarcelles) is a Jewish[1]-French professional football (soccer) player who currently plays for Maccabi Tel Aviv in Israel.[2] In France, Assous was widely known for his temper and rough play.[3]
[edit] Playing career
Assous began his professional career in the Ligue 2 with club AS Nancy. Sparingly making a league appearance, he moved down to the Championnat National to play with Nîmes. Fine performances in the Championnat earned him a contract with Angers SCO. There he grabbed headlines for his rough play which got him sent off on numerous occasions.[3] During his stint with Créteil, he trialed with Nice and impressed then-manager Frédéric Antonetti. Unfortunately, contractual problems with Créteil ended his chance of making it to Ligue 1 for the first time in his career. Instead, Assous joined Stade Reims where he was able to carve out a spot in the starting eleven, and earned praise for his maturity from press.
After the successful acclimation of French midfielder Rudy Haddad to life in Israel, Maccabi decided to look for more Jewish footballers who would not count against the foreign player cap. Frenchman Kevin Pariente and Americans Benny Feilhaber and Jonathan Bornstein were originally scouted for the club. After Maccabi could not come to terms with their respective clubs, they turned to Assous who was having a good season in France. [1] Some fans were vocally opposed to signing Assous because of his previously unsuccessful trial with Hapoel Kfar Saba and lack of "star power". [4]
Immediately after being bought, Assous went to the Jewish Agency offices in Paris to fill out all necessary forms for receiving Israeli citizenship under the Law of Return.[5]
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ a b Spunder, Or. "הקשר ג'ונתן אסוס מועמד למכבי ת"א", One.co.il, 2008-01-24. Retrieved on 2008-01-28. (Hebrew)
- ^ Bar-Dayan, Shirley. "מכבי ת"א רכשה את אסוס, גם דגאנו מסושו מועמד להצטרף", Sport 5, 2008-01-28. Retrieved on 2008-01-28. (Hebrew)
- ^ a b Maruani, David. "Mac. Tel Aviv's new French signing: 'I'm not a mad dog'", Ha'aretz. Retrieved on 2008-02-16.
- ^ Kessler, Barak. "אבי נמני מציג: כדור הרגעה לאוהדים", One.co.il, 2008-01-28. Retrieved on 2008-01-28. (Hebrew)
- ^ Botz, Lee. "מכבי ת"א רכשה את אסוס, בני פילהאבר לא יגיע", Yedioth Ahronoth, 2008-01-28. Retrieved on 2008-01-28. (Hebrew)
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